november-2010

It is great to
come to this
beautiful town
and discover
a fi ction in the
middle of it
you are in close contact with water wherever
you go. It’s just a wonderful place.”
Millennium magic
Just as Jeppsson hopes Wallander will help
tourists appreciate Ystad, tour guide Sara
Claesson describes the main mission of
the Millennium Tour as telling “the story
of Stockholm.” But she too admits that
while “the people in the Millennium books
are fiction, they really mean something
to people.” Designed to attract younger
visitors to the city, there were eight
Millennium tours in 2008. This year, there
will be over 300. “We get everyone from
18-year-olds to those who aren’t able to
walk any more,” says Claesson. And when
the David Fincher-directed remake of The
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo hits screens in
December, “there will be even more tours.”
Most of the walk is located in the once
working-class but now bohemian district
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